Job title: Staff Accountant
Reports to: Director of Finance
Company overview
Shiseido was founded in 1872 as Japan’s first Western-style pharmacy in the upscale Ginza district of Tokyo and is one of the oldest cosmetic companies in the world. With over 140 years of dedicated service, superior products and unparalleled technology, Shiseido’s mission is to identify new, richer sources of value and use them to create beauty in the lives and cultures of those it serves.
At Shiseido, we hold a traditional Japanese value of “Omotenashi”, the spirit of welcoming and care that cannot be translated in words. Through this spirit, we practice thoughtfulness, dedication to the needs of others and meticulous attention to every aspect of our products and service.
Job purpose
Staff accountant performs general accounting and other related duties for the organization. Assist in reviewing the monthly balance sheets and income statements. Review and reconcile GL accounts monthly. Prepare and post monthly, quarterly and yearly accruals entries as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
Account Reconciliations / Forecasting
- Support in the preparation and issuing of month-end and year-end reporting.
- Assist with the preparation, consolidation and reporting of monthly processing, and forecast.
- Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts.
- Prepare and post journal entries
- Assisting with monthly close processes.
- Contributing to the development and review of annual operating budgets and performance projections.
- Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations including Bank Reconciliations
- Meeting processing and reporting deadlines.
- Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits.
- Preparing monthly reports and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts financial data.
Qualifications
- College or university degree/diploma in Business/Accounting
- CPA in progress
- 3-5 years of work experience in Accounting and Finance
- Advanced level computer skills in Excel and data base management tools
- Expert at V-Lookup, Marco, VBA, and SAP/BPC experience an asset
- Strong understanding of account principles and financial analysis
- Strong analytical skills
Direct reports
We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Shiseido Canada is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise, so that suitable accommodation can be made. We can be reached at hr@shiseidoca.com.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.